At the same time Adolf Hitler was attempting to take over the western world, his armies were methodically seeking and hoarding the finest art treasures in Europe.
The Fuehrer had begun cataloguing the art he planned to collect as well as the art he would destroy: degenerate works he despised.
In a race against time, behind enemy lines, often unarmed, a special force of American and British museum directors, curators, art historians, and others, called the Momuments Men, risked their lives s.
| Destroy | Degenerate works he despised |
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Center Street The monuments men: allied heroes, nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history, hardcover/robert m. edsel
